The effect of flow rates on the performance of finned single pass, double duct photovoltaic thermal solar air heaters

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 339-344

  Ali Alfegi, Ebrahim M ^a   Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^a   Hj Othman, Mohd Yusof ^a   Yatim, Baharudin Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Both sides single pass; Hybrid PV T collector; Mass flow rate; Thermal and combined efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449165699     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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